The Arabs In History
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Book: Good
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Pages: Good
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From the windswept deserts of pre-Islamic Arabia to the vast empires that once stretched from Spain to Central Asia, The Arabs in History presents one of the most authoritative and comprehensive accounts of Arab civilisation ever written. Bernard Lewis chronicles the dramatic rise of Islam in the seventh century, tracing how a fragmented collection of tribal societies was forged into a world-altering force that reshaped politics, culture, science, and religion across three continents. With surgical precision and scholarly command, Lewis guides the reader through the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates, the golden age of Arab intellectual achievement, and the long, turbulent decline that followed the Mongol invasions and the Ottoman ascendancy. A titan of Middle Eastern historiography, Lewis brings his characteristic clarity and analytical rigour to bear on questions of identity, power, and legacy that remain urgently relevant today. His prose is economical yet evocative, distilling centuries of complex history into a narrative that is as accessible to the general reader as it is indispensable to the specialist. The Arabs in History is not merely a record of the past — it is an essential key to understanding the forces that continue to shape the modern Arab world, leaving the reader to wonder how deeply those ancient currents still run beneath the surface of contemporary events.
Author: Bernard Lewis
Format: Paperback
Genre: Asian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
From the windswept deserts of pre-Islamic Arabia to the vast empires that once stretched from Spain to Central Asia, The Arabs in History presents one of the most authoritative and comprehensive accounts of Arab civilisation ever written. Bernard Lewis chronicles the dramatic rise of Islam in the seventh century, tracing how a fragmented collection of tribal societies was forged into a world-altering force that reshaped politics, culture, science, and religion across three continents. With surgical precision and scholarly command, Lewis guides the reader through the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates, the golden age of Arab intellectual achievement, and the long, turbulent decline that followed the Mongol invasions and the Ottoman ascendancy. A titan of Middle Eastern historiography, Lewis brings his characteristic clarity and analytical rigour to bear on questions of identity, power, and legacy that remain urgently relevant today. His prose is economical yet evocative, distilling centuries of complex history into a narrative that is as accessible to the general reader as it is indispensable to the specialist. The Arabs in History is not merely a record of the past — it is an essential key to understanding the forces that continue to shape the modern Arab world, leaving the reader to wonder how deeply those ancient currents still run beneath the surface of contemporary events.